squibbon
n.— «“Squibbons,” a hybrid squid-gibbon ape, live in trees, eat plants as well as flish and “represent the pinnacle of intelligent life on Earth,” according to Dixon and Adams’ vision.» —“King rat and the brilliant squibbon” by Miguel Llanos MSNBC May 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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